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The 38th Institute was held at Methuen in Memorial 

 Hall with good attendance, Jan. 7th, 1886. The forenoon 

 discussion was on "The Production and Marketing of 

 Milk," opened by James P. King of Peabody, followed 

 by Messrs. Hazleton, Ware, Holt, and others. The sub- 

 ject in the afternoon was "Some Lessons and Suggestions 

 from the Farm Experience of 1885," by Hon. J. J. H. 

 Gregory of Marblehead, who gave a very interesting and 

 instructive talk on his experience and the lessons it had 

 taught, which brought out numerous questions and the 

 experiences of others. 



The 39th Institute was held at Peabody Town Hall, 

 Jan. 26, 1886, with a large attendance. The subject of 

 the forenoon, "The Comparative Merits of General and 

 Special Farming," was ably presented by Rev. O. S. But- 

 ler of Georgetown, and was discussed by Messrs. Tapley 

 and Janvrin of Revere, Ware of Marblehead, King of Pea- 

 body, Chesley of Salisbury, Hon. Warren Brown of 

 Hampton Falls, N. H., Hill of Amesbury, and Marsh of 

 Peabody. The afternoon essay, "Forestry and Pasture," 

 by Hon. J. J. H. Gregory of Marblehead, was deeply in- 

 teresting, and contained valuable facts which the after 

 discussion of the subject developed. 



The 40th Institute was held in the Town Hall, Ipswich, 

 Feb. 12, 1886. Mr. Bartlett, the essayist for the fore- 

 noon, being absent on account of stormy weather, the af- 

 ternoon subject was taken up, a very instructive paper, 

 mostly from experience, on the question, "Is Raising 

 Stock and Fattening Beef Practical for Essex County ? " 

 being presented by Charles J. Peabody of Topslield, fol- 

 lowed by instructive discussion. During the noon recess 

 a large party visited the Ipswich Creamery, where butter 

 making had been commenced on the 18th of January pre- 

 vious, and at the time of the meeting was in successful 



